Conan Comes to Lionsgate

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By Stax

Lionsgate, the studio behind the Saw franchise, has sealed a deal with Nu Image/Millennium Films to distribute the new Conan the Barbarian movie in North America. Lionsgate and Nu Image/Millennium reportedly forged close ties while working together on the forthcoming Rambo film.

Production is expected to commence later this year, depending on when the writers strike is resolved.

According to the trade, "Nu Image/Millennium chief Avi Lerner confirmed that he is in discussions to make a WGA deal akin to those brokered with United Artists and the Weinstein Co. Such a pact would speed up the process."